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More From Malcolm Brogdon Virginia's Malcolm Brogdon played his first game in the orange and blue Sunday afternoon as UVa rolled past South Carolina State 75-38. Read TheSabre.com's free game recap for more on the contest and redshirt freshman James Johnson. Sabre Editor Kris Wright talked with Brogdon after the game and some of his answers to media questions that didn't make the story follow. On his role ... "[Coach Bennett] thinks I'm going to be in the rotation, but it just depends on how I perform and I progress. I think I'm definitely going to have the opportunity because that's the kind of coach he is, he gives his players opportunities." On his style ... "I definitely like to get my teammates open. I like to get in the lane and make decisions with the ball whether its finish, hand it off to a teammate, or kick it out to a shooter like Joe [Harris]. I like to shoot it; I like to handle it and shoot it a little bit." On playing under control ... "I think I've actually picked it up, started picking it up over the summer because I never ran point guard in high school. So it's a big adjustment to handle the ball but I'm learning from Jontel Evans, he's a really good point guard. I'm learning from him every day. Competiting against the best will get you a lot better." On learning the defense ... "That's been the roughest part by far. The defense we play here at Virginia is like no other really. It's about being in the gap. It's about boxing out when the shot goes up. It's about communicating - communicating is the biggest thing in our defense. If you don't play defense, you won't play. It's that simple." On Jontel Evans ... "The first time I played against Jontel in practice, he destroyed me. Just running circles around me. I just had to learn how to guard him and I'm still learning how to guard him. He still gets me. [His defense] is really tough too. That's equally as tough as guarding him because he's a great defender. He really is."
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This Week In Recruiting As expected, all four of Virginia's 2012 class men's basketball commitments made it official and signed with the Cavaliers. Wing Justin Anderson, wing/forward Evan Nolte, post Mike Tobey, and lead guard Teven Jones make up the class, which currently is ranked in the top 25 nationally by ESPN.com, Rivals.com and Scout.com. TheSabre.com will have further analysis coming up, including comments from The Sabre's own Kris Wright and the ACC Sports Journal's Dave Glenn. The women's basketball program inked a solid class as well, including ESPNHoopGurlz Top 100 prospects Faith Randolph (5'10" guard, Good Counsel High School, Olney, MD) and Raeshaun Gaffney (5'9" guard, Fairfield Senior High School, Fairfield, OH), and ESPNHoopGurlz 3-star prospect Jaryn Garner (5'8" guard, Germantown Academy, Fort Washington, PA). Randolph, the no. 26 prospect in the nation per ESPNHoopGurlz, averaged 13.5 points, four rebounds and 2.2 assists last season as a junior. Of Randolph, new UVa head coach Joanne Boyle said: "Faith will provide an immediate scoring threat for us on the wing. She is a powerful, athletic and quick perimeter player who has unlimited range and can score from a variety of areas. She plays the game at a tremendous pace at all times and her motor never stops. Faith will do an excellent job on the defensive end for us as well. We are excited to welcome her to Virginia." Gaffney averaged 26.1 points, 7.7 rebounds and 4.1 steals per game as a junior, while Garner, a point guard prospect, was a Philadelphia Inquirer All-Area Team selection. On the football recruiting front ... Wayne County (Jesup, GA) quarterback Greyson Lambert plans to enroll at the University of Virginia this coming January. The 6'5", 210-pound senior checked out his future school this past weekend, when he was in Charlottesville on an official visit. I plan to catch up with the talented prospect, who chose UVa over offers from Alabama, Georgia and others, for comments on the experience and a look ahead to early enrollment. Lambert wasn't the only Virginia 2012 class commitment on hand for Virginia's win over Duke. Norfolk Christian (Norfolk, VA) seniors Kwontie Moore, Mario Nixon, Wil Wahee and Courtnye Wynn were there, and so were interior offensive line prospect Ryan Doull, wide receiver Adrian Gamble, and offensive tackle prospect Sean Karl. I hope to have more with the 6'6", 295-pound Karl this week as well. Likely an offensive tackle at the college level, Karl was a 4-year contributor on the varsity level at Eastport-South Manor in New York. Quarterback Matt Johns and wide receiver Anthony Cooper are just a few of Virginia's 2012 commits that performed well on the gridiron this past weekend. Johns, featured in The Sabre's "Season Diary" feature, helped his team to a first round playoff win over Plymouth-Whitemarsh. Cooper had a huge game for Bayside (Virginia Beach, VA) by hauling in 200-plus yards receiving and two scores in Bayside's Eastern Region Division 6 quarterfinal win. Read more on how Virginia's commits performed last week in the latest "Week In Review" on The Good Ol Blog.
Chris Horne, our resident recruiting expert, provides updates throughout the week for Edge subscribers about UVa's commitments and recruiting targets in football and men's basketball. To sign up for an Edge subscription, please check out the Sabre Edge Sign Up and Information Page. If you're already on board as an Edge subscriber, click the links below to catch up on recruiting. Sabre Edge recruiting updates from the past week ...
Recruiting Notes: Brim Angling For Shot On Offense
UVa Announces Four Signees More recent recruiting updates on The Sabre ...
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UVa Begins Accepting Bowl Ticket Requests
Virginia Athletics Media Relations Official Release The Virginia athletics department announced Monday it is accepting requests for football bowl game tickets. The Cavaliers became eligible to participate in a bowl for the first time since 2007 on Saturday when they won at Maryland 31-13 for their sixth victory of the season. It is not expected that bowl invitations will be extended until Sunday, Dec. 4, after selections are announced for the Bowl Championship Series, due to the Atlantic Coast Conference's bowl agreements. It would mark the 18th time in the history of the UVa football program the Cavaliers will compete in a bowl game. All fans are encouraged to order bowl tickets from the Virginia Athletics Ticket Office. Each bowl game has a minimum number of tickets the participating schools must purchase. Only tickets purchased through the Virginia Athletics Ticket Office will count towards the minimum number UVa must purchase. In addition, purchasing tickets through the Virginia Athletics Ticket Office ensures Cavalier fans are seated together at the game. Bowl game ticket requests are now being accepted from donors, football season ticket holders and the general public (including alumni) until the priority deadline of Dec. 7. Customers will need to provide a credit card (MasterCard, Visa, American Express or Discover) to place an order but will not be charged until the actual bowl selection is determined. Student tickets will be sold beginning Monday, Dec. 5 at 9 a.m. through the SHOTS ticket request system until the designated student section is sold out. Priority for ticket requests and seating will be given first to Virginia Athletics Foundation donors based on priority points, second to season ticket holders on a date received basis and then to the general public on a date received basis. A Bowl Central website is linked to the front page of VirginiaSports.com to provide updates as information regarding UVa's bowl invitation becomes available. A list of all of the ACC's bowl partners is included with direct links to the various bowl games' official websites. The ACC's bowl selection process is also available at Bowl Central. Fans can make their bowl ticket request online at VirginiaSports.com by logging into their online account or through the Virginia Athletics Ticket Office in Bryant Hall at Scott Stadium. The ticket office is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. for in-person or telephone purchases. Telephone purchases can be made by calling 1-800-542-UVA1 (8821) or locally at 434-924-UVA1 (8821).
Cavaliers Blank Long Island in NCAA First Round Virginia Athletics Media Relations Official Release The eighth-ranked Virginia women's soccer team opened play in the 2011 NCAA Tournament with a 2-0 victory over Long Island in a first round match Friday night at Klockner Stadium. The Cavaliers used first half goals from Julia Roberts and Morgan Brian to post its school record 13th home win of the season. Virginia (15-4-2) will meet Washington State in the second round. "It was a good win to open the tournament," said head coach Steve Swanson. "I thought we moved the ball quite well and obviously getting that first goal was important. I thought we had chances to break the game open and it didn't happen. I didn't think there was a time, maybe other than the last minute or so, when we weren't in control of the game. I thought Long Island put up a good fight and they were organized defensively." The Cavaliers took the early lead in the fourth minute. After a foul just outside the box, Roberts curled a shot over the wall and into the net for her sixth goal of the season, her third coming off a direct free kick. Brian doubled the lead in the 44th minute, placing a cross from Amber Fry just inside the post for her ninth goal of the season. Virginia outshot Long Island 19-4 for the game and had a 5-1 corner kick edge. Chantel Jones made two saves for Virginia to post her 45th career shutout, giving her sole possession of the NCAA record. Jennifer Bannon made two saves for the Blackbirds. The Cavaliers will host second and third action this weekend at Klockner Stadium. There will be a doubleheader on Friday with two second round games. Virginia will play Washington State at 7 p.m. The first game will be at 4 p.m. between Texas A&M and Virginia Tech. Friday's winners will play in the third round on Sunday at 1 p.m.
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Issue No. 62 - November 22, 2002 Virginia Football defeats NC State The Cavaliers secured themselves a post-season bowl with their seventh win of the season last Saturday by knocking of nationally-ranked NC State. The win makes Virginia bowl eligible, and their apparent destination could be either the Peach Bowl or Gator Bowl depending on how they fare against Maryland this Saturday. The win over NC State gave Virginia a clean sweep of the Carolinas. In addition to NC State, the Hoos have defeated North Carolina, Wake Forest, Duke, South Carolina and Clemson. This is the first time in school history that the Hoos have swept all major conference teams from both of those states in one season. With only two games left in the season, the Cavaliers have already shocked most of the preseason predictors by securing a winning season with perhaps the youngest major college football team in the nation. What makes this even more remarkable is that the Hoos have done this with a rash of injuries, especially on the offensive line, where top linemen Elton Brown and Kevin Bailey have been sidelined. Read SabreMail No. 62 here. |
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Coming Soon The Sabre has you covered when it comes to Hoo news. Here are a few of the articles to expect on the site soon:
In Case You Missed It ... Sabre articles since the last SabreMail
Hoos Cruise In Opener
The Sunday Sampler 2011 - Duke
Hoos Dump Duke For Win No. 7
Duke Watch List
Game Preview 2011: Duke
The Sabre Interview: James Johnson
Tailgating With Chefhoo - Duke
Q&A - Freshman Paul Jesperson
Greg's Game Report 2011 - Maryland
JHoo's 10 Things I Learned 2011 ... Maryland
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